[51] Therefore, before the spring fishing season of 1931, Glavryba, by agreement with the Commissariat of Food Supply, took timely measures to provision the fishermen and workers of the Astrakhan fish industry with necessary food products. However, as a consequence of the policy of the local Provincial Food Supply Committee, on which depended the supply of Oblastryba, which lacked independent funding channels, the food provision of fishermen and industrial workers remained throughout the past fishing season extremely unsatisfactory, concerning which I submitted to Glavryba a detailed numerical report.

[22]... As has now been established with sufficient precision, the Provincial Food Supply Committee received in total from August 1 to April 1 a quantity of 1,574,512 poods of grain, and issued to Oblastryba during that same period approximately 350 thousand poods. In April and May the Provincial Food Supply Committee received 717,274 poods, and issued to Oblastryba in April and May 160 thousand poods.

According to the directive of the Commissariat of Food Supply, the Provincial Food Supply Committee was obliged to issue to Oblastryba during the three-month period of the fishing season 406,500 poods of grain. In reality, however, only 173 thousand poods were received...

[23]. The production plan of Oblastryba for the spring fishing season of 1921 was calculated at 8 million poods of fish (7,985 thousand poods), of which seine net fishing was to yield—[?], catch by fishermen—35%, and by distributing and red bases—4%. The catch for the spring comprised, according to verified data, 6,354 thousand poods, or 79.4% of the planned task, 79% of the plan, whereby 47% of the catch was obtained by seine net fishing, 49% by fishermen, distributing seines and red bases 4%...

[29-30]... In order to organize sea fishing of red fish, special red-fishing bases were created. Red-fish fishermen—krasnolovy—numbering 1,047 persons were distinguished into a special group working under the direct supervision of Oblastryba, and with sufficient completeness supplied with beluga and sturgeon hooks, hook tackle and net-fishing equipment. Thus, a beginning was laid for the creation of a durable and stable organization of sea fishermen—krasnolovy. The results achieved in the past fishing season, both in terms of individual catches and labor productivity of the fisherman, should be recognized as satisfactory.

[30] Thus, by May 15 the total catch of red fish comprised 3,380 thousand poods of meat and 1,450 poods of caviar.

[31] Accordingly, experience shows that the recruit system is that tool—